What color is #80ED9C?

#80ED9C is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80ED9C?

The RGB value is 128, 237, 156: 128 red, 237 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80ED9C?

The complementary color is #ED80D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80ED9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80ED9C color

#80ED9C rgb(128, 237, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #80ED9C is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 92.9% green and 61.2% blue (128, 237, 156).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 75% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#80ED9C color codes

HEX	`#80ED9C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 237, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 92.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 75%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 46%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 34%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.78, -48.49, 29.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.78, 56.91, 148.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.184, 67.555, 42.104)`
Decimal	`8449436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80ED9C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #80ED9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80ED9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #80ED9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80ed9c; }
.text { color: #80ed9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80ed9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 237 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80ed9c, #80edd3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80ED9C?: #80ED9C is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80ED9C?: The RGB value is 128, 237, 156: 128 red, 237 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80ED9C?: The complementary color is #ED80D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80ED9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.